Photonics for Quantum (PfQ) Workshop

The advent of quantum physics in the early 20th century precipitated the first “quantum revolution.” It enabled transformative technologies including transistors and semiconductor microelectronics, LEDs, lasers, nuclear power, CCD-cameras, and magnetic resonance imaging. In the past few years, key advances triggered a long-anticipated second quantum revolution. “Quantum 2.0” technologies precisely manipulate and organize individual quantum systems, such as photons, trapped ions, or superconducting circuits, to leverage their strange, unintuitive properties.

RIT is having the Photonics for Quantum (PfQ) Workshop in recognition of the potential for using photons in Quantum 2.0 technologies. The purpose of the workshop is to explore how photonic devices may impact quantum science, technology, and applications. It capitalizes on recent advancements in integrated silicon photonics manufacturing, especially by the development of capabilities at AIM Photonics in the United States and other facilities around the world. PfQ is particularly timely, given the large financial investments already made in quantum technology development and those that are anticipated through the National Quantum Initiative in the United States. The workshop features international pioneers in the advancement of photonics for quantum devices and in their use in five applications: computing, communication, imaging, sensing, and clocks. U.S. federal agencies and industry will also participate.

The new quantum revolution will create whole new job categories, such as "quantum engineer." In anticipation of associated workforce development opportunities, we are planning to have talks, a panel, and on-site resources to connect quantum job employers with potential job candidates. If you are interested in this service as a company or job applicant, please note this in the comment box on the registration page. We are particularly interested in posting job advertisements on a job board at the workshop.

The talks in this workshop are all invited. We encourage further contributions in the form of posters (indicate in registration comment box).

Due to generous contributions from RIT and our sponsors, there is no registration fee.

For further information about this workshop, email Robyn Rosechandler (admin@cfd.rit.edu).

Speaker Information

Talks are scheduled for 30 minutes, with 25 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions. The topic should feature research in any area of quantum information science, particularly how photonics is related now and how they might be used in the future. The speakers should send the title, abstract (<250 words), and headshot to admin@cfd.rit.edu by January 11, 2019. The presentations should be sent by email (if <20 MB in size) to admin@cfd.rit.edu before the day of the talk, or they can be loaded via memory stick on to the provided presentation laptop computer during the morning of the talk. For larger files (>20 MB), speakers could upload the presentation to their cloud storage account, e.g. Dropbox or Google Drive, and then provide the download link to admin@cfd.rit.edu. Presentations will be streamed and recorded for later retrieval from the workshop web site. Speakers can request that their presentations not be streamed and/or recorded via email to admin@cfd.rit.edu.

Poster Information

Poster abstracts (up to 250 words), title, and author list are due on January 11, 2019, and are to be emailed to admin@cfd.rit.edu. Follow the SPIE guidelines for size, format, fonts, etc. The posters will be displayed on the walls of the corridors in Ingle Auditorium for the entirety of the workshop with opportunities for poster presenters to stand by their posters during coffee breaks.

Shipping Information

If you would like to ship items, such as posters, to RIT before the workshop, please use the following address and alert admin@cfd.rit.edu
Future Photon Initiative
Robyn Rosechandler
Rochester Institute of Technology
74 Lomb Memorial Drive
ENG-3113
Rochester, NY 14623

Organizing Committee

Travel and Venue

Venue
Ingle Auditorium, in the Student Activities Union, on RIT's campus will be the venue for the workshop. Parking is available in Lot U or D (map). Proceed to the booth at the top of the main campus booth to get a parking pass.

Air and Ground Travel
The nearest airport is the Rochester International Airport (ROC). The Radisson will provide transportation to and from the airport for hotel guests attending PfQ. Cabs, Lyft, and Uber are available in Rochester.

Hotels
We have a block of rooms at the Radisson and the DoubleTree. The room rates include breakfast. Book your room before January 8, 2019.

The Radisson
The hotel is on RIT's campus and travel to/from it is not subject to rush hour traffic.
175 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623 585-475-1910

Meals
Due to generous contributions from RIT and our sponsors, the workshop will provide lunch each day of the workshop, dinner January 23, and January 24th. Breakfast is included in the special Photonics for Quantum room rates at the Radisson and the DoubleTree.